Annie Jordan,
abusive marriage survivor and owner of Annie’s Attic antiques, has sworn off
relationships of any kind—until she comes face to face with the object of her
teenage crush and falls into his arms, literally.

Widower Lucas
Raven has returned to Duncan after retiring from the Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation. Lucas has two things in mind: ask Annie to look at the antiques
he found in the attic of his house, and see if his feelings for her have lasted
through the years. She does, and they have—tenfold.

When Annie
realizes the scrimshaw doll she’s agreed to sell has a curse attached to it,
she wonders if it’s behind the strange things happening to her. Is it truly the
doll wreaking havoc, or is someone out to get her? And since she’s sworn off
relationships, how can she keep a very determined Lucas at arm’s length?